Eli5: how does the James webb telescope orbit relate to the three body problem ..

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An article I read said we haven’t solved the three body problem and can’t predict the motion of 3 orbiting things in motion (2002 VE “Venus moon”) but we’ve been able to get the telescope to orbit just fine with itself the earth and the sun.. what’s the difference?

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earth + sun = earth + sun + JWST

…at least for any reasonable or neccessary degree of accuracy.

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